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Answers to WTFWTK 2.55!

Mattel has once again provided answers to your questions.
Thanks again to them for taking the time to answer these!
Check out their answers to your Round 55 questions!

This round of questions were selected by lorde trooper,
and proofed against old Q&As by Uncle Montork.
Thanks to them for their help!

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1. CarKrash:
Last year there were two MOTU SDCC exclusive items (Orko + Adam and Mo-Larr + Skeletor). How many MOTU SDCC exclusives there will be in 2011?

We can confirm we will have two giant announcements to make for the brand at SDCC for the 30th! We will have two MOTU items. One will be a single figure with high piece count, the second will be a three pack. For more details stay tuned to Mattycollector.com!

2. Count Marzo:
Are subscription exclusives accessories eligible for future Weapons Paks or are they off limits? I ask because Preternia He-Man has some really cool accessories with the Bionatops rifle and especially that Cosmic Key. They would be the highlight of a future Weapons Pak if they were included with a different color scheme.

They could be, but it is much less likely they will show up (especially the Cosmic Key as we really wanted that to be special for the subscribers). It is more likely the Bionotops gun could show up in a Pak. For the Key it is safe to say it will not show up again.

3. Prahvus:
During New York Toyfair 2011 you were given a letter containing He-Man.Org fans requests for some practical changes design-wise. Do you have any comments about that letter or any news to give us about it? We'd sure appreciate your feedback.

The letter was excellent and very well written. Thank you. Some of the suggestions are actionable (like creating a new female buck which is already in the works) others, not so much (like removing the phrase “Made in China” on weapons, which is a legal requirement.

4. Niki:
With all the talk about mini-comics characters and Filmation rights, I remembered the Rock People female in "RESCUE FROM THE SLIME PIT" comics and it's possible she is Granita. While she doesn´t look anything like her Filmation appearance, she is very prominent in that mini-comic.
Is Granita a character available for MOTUC or does she belong to Filmation just like Octavia since there has never been a prototype for a female Rock warrior?

Granita specifically is a Filmation character but doing a female Rock Warrior that is not Granita is possible such as the one who appeared in the mini comics.

5. lorde trooper:
I would like some clarification in regards to the Spirit Of Grayskull figure. I know there was one raffled off at SDCC and one in a charity event so my question is: For the Mattel employees whom received the Spirit Of Grayskulls, were they loose or in their standard King Grayskull packaging? There are Spirit of Grayskull figures showing up on the secondary market and there are questions about their authenticity.

All of the Spirit of Grayskull figures handed out to employees (and the one raffled at SDCC and auctioned at Dream Halloween) were in the box just like those sold at SDCC for the standard deco. The only one that was loose was the approval sample and that one is on Toy Guru’s desk! Only a very small number were made for employees, smaller then almost any other employee figure for any brand before.

Is the '2 giant announcements at SCDD for MOTU's 30th' thing separate from the SDCC exclusives?

I blooming well hope so. Giant is a pretty....well, giant word. Giant should equal something a little bigger than a special edition figure(s). What makes me think of something other than a figure is that fact that they used the word brand. One would think that that was referring to the MOTU brand as a whole. Then again, it is Mattel. Probably a MOTU bath towel.

As for the three-pack, I reckon Star Sisters. What else would be worthy of a three-pack?

As for the three-pack, I reckon Star Sisters. What else would be worthy of a three-pack?

If one or both of these end up being true...

Originally Posted by Krueger

I blooming well hope so. Giant is a pretty....well, giant word. Giant should equal something a little bigger than a special edition figure(s). What makes me think of something other than a figure is that fact that they used the word brand. One would think that that was referring to the MOTU brand as a whole. Then again, it is Mattel. Probably a MOTU bath towel.

I figured it was something separate, 'cause they reveal the exclusives before SDCC, but then I was like: "But what does that first sentence have to do with the question?"

Unless the plan on selling a $60 3 pack, then I don't see it being the Star Sisters. If they want to keep the price at say $25 to $40, I can see it being a 3 pack with smaller figures (Gwildor, Kowl, Loo-Key, old man Marzo, Odiphus), but since the Star Sisters are trademarked, I guess it's possible. I believe the figure with the high piece count will be Modulok' making 2011 the year of the Horde.

It MUST be Modulok. What other multi-piece figure (besides Multi-Bot) is there? There are two alternatives to Modulok or Multi-Bot that I could think of: Extendar and Rio Blast - who would require multiple pieces to replicate their special features MOTUC style.

As for the Star Sisters, this has been a fan demand for a while, and the 3-pack has always been amongst the speculation - Glory Bird would obviously be included as an accessory. The only alternatives I can think of to the Star Sisters are:

1. A 1987 movie 3-pack that included Blade, Saurod and Gwildor2. Horde Troopers (x2) with a Horde Commander3. A New Adventures Leader set with NA He-Man, NA Skeletor and Flogg (this one would make up for all the lacking presence of NA in the Classics line).

Unless the plan on selling a $60 3 pack, then I don't see it being the Star Sisters. If they want to keep the price at say $25 to $40, I can see it being a 3 pack with smaller figures (Gwildor, Kowl, Loo-Key, old man Marzo, Odiphus), but since the Star Sisters are trademarked, I guess it's possible. I believe the figure with the high piece count will be Modulok' making 2011 the year of the Horde.

I don't see why they wouldn't sell a $60 3-pack? Wasn't the DC Starro around that price last year? And Mo-larr was $40, and that was with another Skeletor that nobody wanted.

The only thing that I'm confused about is the different bios. Toyguru stated that one bio would be on the back of the SDCC exclusive, and then a different bio would be on the Matty site, for the same figure/figures?

1. CarKrash:
Last year there were two MOTU SDCC exclusive items (Orko + Adam and Mo-Larr + Skeletor). How many MOTU SDCC exclusives there will be in 2011?

We can confirm we will have two giant announcements to make for the brand at SDCC for the 30th! We will have two MOTU items. One will be a single figure with high piece count, the second will be a three pack. For more details stay tuned to Mattycollector.com!

Modulok, Multi-Bot or... Mantenna (4 legs) should be unveiled soon.

And for the 3 pack, it can only be the Star Sisters (just trademarked), or Tuvar, Baddhra and Two Bad (no live trademark yet, except for Two Bad). Or, coming out of nowhere, we might get a Queen Marlena, Cringer and Young Adam 3-pack...

Very cool answer too about a possible female rock warrior !

P.S. : I also like how TG avoided to tell us what were the things that would be changed about QC in the letter that was given. I mean, what about the articulations ? What about the neck pegs ? What about painted hands ? At least, we know about the new female buck, and we also know there still will be "made in China" on some weapons.
No answers on the QC proposals probably mean we won't see many changes in that department...

P.P.S. : an aftertghought... is SDCC the "30th", or not ? I thought the 30th was in 2012...

Unless the plan on selling a $60 3 pack, then I don't see it being the Star Sisters. If they want to keep the price at say $25 to $40, I can see it being a 3 pack with smaller figures (Gwildor, Kowl, Loo-Key, old man Marzo, Odiphus), but since the Star Sisters are trademarked, I guess it's possible. I believe the figure with the high piece count will be Modulok' making 2011 the year of the Horde.

This along with zodak74's idea seems to be the most logical money-wise for consumers. Albeit with what I'm averaging every month in payments for the subscription, I wouldn't be surprised if Matty has become emboldened in offering products and multi-packs at higher price points.

Strange answer about the Cosmic Key! We won't be seeing the cosmic key again? So…when Gwildor is made he won't be coming with a Cosmic Key??

Yes, Gwildor will come with the cosmic key, but I remember that Toyguru stated somewhere that Gwildor's key would probably be based on the 80's toy key, which means it will be pretty different from Preternia Disguise He-Man's cosmic key.